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2023 Ask an Expert Series: Who's Who in the Watershed?

AAExpert 400jpgThe Ask an Expert series is returning for another year! These free webinars are your chance to learn from those who study the watershed and work to protect the well-being of our waters and lands. Join us over the next few months to learn and ask questions about watershed governance, science, traditional knowledge, resource management and more.

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2021 Ask An Expert Series


AAExpert 400jpgOver two hundred attended our five-part Ask and Expert webinar series this fall.  Our lineup of experts had a wealth of knowledge and this was a great chance to connect directly with them. The webinars were recorded, so if you were not able to attend you can view the recordings at your leisure.

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November 9, 2023

Watershed Forum Info and Abstract Deadline Reminder

International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum
March 6–7, 2024, Minnesota North College - Rainy River campus, International Falls, MN.

Abstract deadline: December 15, 2023  see: Abstract Submission

Where to stay:  AmericInn, International Falls. Group rate: $98 USD per night plus tax (reserve by February 24).  For researvation details see: Where to Stay

Registration:  Registration opesn January 4, 2024.  Registration details, including cost will be available later this fall.

More Info? At the Foundation's website:  www.lowwsf.com/watershed-forum 

November 9, 2023

Call for Nominations: 2024 Kallemeyn Award and 2024 Wilson Stewardship Award

 Nominations are now open for the:

  • 2024 Kallemeyn Award recognizing professional achievement in research or resource management
  • 2024 Wilson Stewardship Award, recognizing environmental stewardship

Nominations for both awards close December 15, 2023 - please get your nominations in early! Award presentation will be at the 2024 International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum, March 6–7, in International Falls, MN

October 11, 2023

2023 Lake of the Woods Fall Algae Bloom Most Severe Since the Early 2000s

The view from space is compelling and confirms what we have seen firsthand on Lake of the Woods at the end of September. The cyanobacterial bloom (aka blue-green algae) on Lake of the Woods is tracking towards being one of the most severe since 2002.

By late September, a massive bloom extended across 2,800 km2 or 73% of the lake’s surface.  The bloom was extremely intense with satellite-derived measures of chlorophyll-a concentrations exceeding 60 µg/L over most of the southern and middle basins of the lake.

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